Cream butter and sugarsift dry ingredientsflourcocoacorn starchsalt alternate dry mixture and milk add vanillaand peppermint extractmix til crumbly(it will look like crumb topping to apple pie)tear 2 sheets of aluminum foil and pour 1/2 the batter onto each sheetshape with your hands into two logs (they will look like poo)wrap the foil around the logs to hold their shape paying close attention to the ends to make them flathave your beautiful assistant help you carry them to the freezerfreeze for 1-2 hoursin the meantime whip up a delicious dinner of chicken enchiladas with key lime pie for dessertpreheat oven to 350 degreesunwrap logs and slice into quarter inch thicknessI used my cheese slicer for precise cutting but a knife will do just fineplace on ungreased cookie sheet close together (the cookies do not spread out so they can lay side by side)bake for 13 minutescool on wire racksfor coating:melt 8 ounces chocolate almond barkin double boilerdrop cookies one at a time in melted chocolate and turn over once in chocolateremove from chocolate with a fork and slide fork on edge of pan to remove excessplace on foil lined cookie sheets to coolone more round in the fridge to set the chocolate and VOILA! you have your very own thin mint cookies!Now go make some!!